Snapback for Minnesota firms

Minnesota's 20 largest public companies by market capitalization all lost ground Monday. But on Tuesday most had bounced back, with Travelers finishing higher for the first two hectic days of the week and UnitedHealth Group and U.S. Bancorp nearly all the way back. Only Pentair and Supervalu lost ground both days.

The Weinstein Co. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a buyout offer in hand from a private equity firm, the latest twist in its efforts to survive the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down co-founder Harvey Weinstein, shook Hollywood and triggered a movement that spread out to convulse other industries.

Battles over priorities in a huge government-wide spending bill are essentially settled, leaving a scaled-back plan for President Donald Trump's border wall and a huge rail project that pits Trump against Capitol Hill's most powerful Democrat as the top issues to be solved.